From Our Very Beginning God Is
Maureen O'Brien
March 4, 2021
What I love is that Psalm 139 takes us all the way back to when we first became. It reveres the beauty of our very beginnings and returns us to the miracle of our mothers.
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Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien's award-winning short stories and poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies. She lives in Connecticut, where she's been teaching creative writing to teenagers for twenty-five years. She holds an MA in creative writing and a BA in philosophy and religion. She is the author of What Was Lost: Seeking Refuge in the Psalms and Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love (Franciscan Media).
God Knows Each of Us
Maureen O'Brien
March 3, 2021
Psalm 139 is, and always will be, a gorgeous piece of writing expressing the truth that not only does God know each of us, God has actually been alongside us, in ways no human being ever could,
Tree Pietas
Maureen O'Brien
March 2, 2021
I’m now a seeker of these tree pietas, because they remind me of how the psalms catch me.
God Hears Our Cries
Maureen O'Brien
March 1, 2021
What the psalms began to teach me is to stay true to my human grief, to articulate it, to bring the fear and frustration straight to God.
The Ashes That Blow
Maureen O'Brien
February 17, 2021
From blessing ourselves with holy water to praying a rosary, our rituals and sacramental objects enhance our spiritual lives. Sit quietly and reflect on the things that are bringing you closer to God.
Yesterday’s Footsteps
Maureen O'Brien
January 24, 2021
There are times we are pulled toward thoughts of the past and replaying regretful events over and over in our minds. May this prayer help you let go into today.
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